Around Town

Trip to Scranton July 13-14

Trip to Phoenix July 20-24

Carson was 18 months old....when I started this post. She is now nearly 20 months.... the life of a mom...

It's amazing to see how she has changed since her birthday in January. I wanted to give you a snap shot into all the things she's doing.

Physical Stats: 33" tall and 27 lbs 4 oz (as of 7/6/12)~It's amazing how long 33" becomes when she's reaching to get something off the counter. She can reach every countertop in the house.

Milestones:

Talking: She is verbal! Now, whether you understand her or not is on you... but she's letting everyone know what she thinks and wants. Some words that are clear are:

hi

bye

mommy

daddy

Benji

Big

ball

baby

puppy

boo

outside

slide

cheers

please

fish (gold fish)

minni mi (works for both minnie and mickey mouse)

shoes

ocks (socks)

grandma

grammy

grandpa

nana (banana)

wawa (water)

mak (milk)

cheese

Animal Sounds:

lion

duck

cow

puppy

cat

Music: We love music in our house. Carson loves singing, dancing, and making music. Our favorite songs right now are this little light of mine, head shoulders knees and toes, happy birthday and several others. It seems like we are always singing. If Carson really likes it then shes says "gain" and we do it over and over and over again.

Activities: Carson has enjoyed nearly every activity we have tried... She likes being artistic with stickers and paint. She likes to color, although her artistic side only has the attention span of about 5 minutes. She loves playdoh (she calls it da - do). Sometimes she gets in trouble for taking it off the table. In her play room we like to play with babies and blocks and read books. Outside she LOVES going to playgrounds. She even can climb up things that are much bigger than her! Check it out!

So far the toddler era has been pretty cool. She can be quite the diva, not wanting her picture taken, or demanding a certain pair of shoes. However, she is extremely loving and outgoing. She says "hi" and "bye" to nearly everyone. She always is smiling and happy. We pretty much couldn't ask for anything better. We are blessed!